VFF

09/05/2026

Every year has its challenges, but there’s always beauty to be found out in the fields.

09/04/2026

We wish harvest 2026 looked a little more like this.

This video takes us back to corn harvest in 2025, when the plants stayed healthy and green through maturity and naturally dried down.

What a difference a year can make.

This year, drought caused much of our corn to die prematurely, leaving dried plants while the grain is barely mature.

Farming has a way of reminding you how much can change from one season to the next.

09/02/2026

First batch of 2026 corn is making its way into the dryer.

Having the ability to dry corn gives us a little more flexibility during harvest. When moisture is running higher than we want, we can keep moving through the field instead of pulling out and waiting to come back later.

It helps keep harvest moving while still getting the crop to the moisture it needs to be for storage.

08/28/2026

Corn harvest 2026 is officially underway!

There’s nothing quite like seeing the first corn of the season come out of the field. We’re ready for the long days, full trucks, and everything that comes with harvest.

To our fellow farmers getting started, we’re wishing you a safe and successful harvest season.

08/24/2026

Today, we honor and remember the life of Abe Wiebe. For nearly 25 years, Abe was an important part of the VFF family, helping build our farm into what it is today.

Abe could almost always be found with a grin on his face and, more often than not, covered in dirt and grease. He took great pride in his work and in looking out for those around him. He was smart, capable, and a natural leader — but if you were fortunate enough to be on Abe’s team, you’d better be prepared to work hard!

Abe was the kind of man who would do just about anything for his family, his coworkers, or anyone in his community who needed a hand. He was loyal, dependable, good-natured, and generous with his time. Those who had the privilege of knowing and working alongside Abe know how much he meant to the people around him.

Abe will be deeply missed by all of us at VFF, but his hard work, his friendship, and the mark he left on our farm and our lives will be felt for years to come.

08/20/2026

It is with tremendous sadness that we share the unexpected passing of our longtime friend and colleague, Abe Wiebe.

View Abram Friesen Wiebe's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

08/14/2026

As summer comes to a close, we want to say thank you to the team that spent the season in the field with us!

Our summer interns, Austin Keim, Wyatt Marshall and Bryson Terry, worked alongside VFF Lead Crop Scout and Agronomist Nick Waltz and Crop Scout Brodie Traver throughout the growing season.

From scouting fields and monitoring crop development to providing the information that helps guide decisions across the farm, we’re grateful for the time and work this crew put in this summer.

We wish Wyatt the best as he heads back to Cornell University and Bryson as he returns to Kansas State University. We’re also glad to have Austin continuing with full time!

Thank you for a great summer and for the work you’ve put into every acre along the way.

08/12/2026

This week, we’re using drones to apply fungicide on a portion of our grain sorghum, corn and soybean acres as part of a trial.

Disease protection is part of the equation, but we’re also looking at whether fungicide can keep the plants healthier longer through grain fill and if that translates into additional yield.

Fungicide isn’t something we routinely apply to our sorghum, so this gives us an opportunity to test it, evaluate the results, and determine whether the potential benefit provides a return.

We’ll keep an eye on these fields through harvest and see what the numbers tell us.

08/08/2026

Technology on the farm keeps evolving, and so does our training.

Recently, our team trained on a simulator using John Deere’s new CommandProX drive lever

While we aren’t using CommandProX on the farm yet, we will as new equipment is added. Training now helps our operators stay prepared to use new technology safely and efficiently when it arrives.

Technology is only as valuable as the people who know how to use it.

08/05/2026

Agriculture is built on cycles, and this is one of them.

When local feedyards have larger jobs or are short on time, our team helps clean pens. We also condition, haul, and spread manure for both our operation and neighboring farms, helping return valuable nutrients to the fields where the next crop will grow.

Manure may be applied as a raw product or conditioned before being spread. Conditioning reduces moisture, creates a more uniform material, and makes it easier to haul longer distances and spread evenly across the field. Before application, the manure is routinely analyzed to measure its nutrient content, helping match each application to the needs of the crop.

Returning manure to the field recycles nutrients, improves soil fertility, and returns valuable resources from the feedyard to the fields that grow the next crop. It's one more example of agriculture working in a cycle, where very little goes to waste.